JON STEWART AND THE CULTURE OF IRONY

Written by Nicol DuMoulin
This is an article that has been discussed in other places but I thought it was worth mentioning again.

It refers to a recent study that says college students who get their news from Jon Stewart on The Daily Show are not only much more cynical about politics, but as a result are less likely to vote.

This does not surprise me at all.

On a cultural level, Stewart is cut from the same 'culture of irony' cloth as David Letterman. His forte is taking complex issues and reducing them to insults, zingers and punchlines.
....(Continued on The War Room)